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The Best World Music of 2025 Part 2 (#1411)The Best World Music of 2025 Part 2 (#1411)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Franck Biyong – Jela Kubwa Na Viboko – Radio Masoda
‘o Rom – Tutti Frutti – Radio Rom
Fanfare Ciocărlia & Adrian Raso – Transylvania Twist – The Devil Rides Again
Maëla Raoult – Nick & Raff’s towing – The Hen House
Samira’s Blues – Salam – Salam – EP
Eljuri – Fuerza – Así es el Mundo
hodíla ízba – Катись (Ride) – Where are you, Ivanka?
Tamar Ilana & Ventanas – Elvissa – Azadi
Femi Kuti – Work on Myself – Journey Through Life
Kadialy Kouyate – Jamba dongo – Toña
Damily & Tiliara Tsapiky Band – Tindrianay ze malemy – Fihisa
Majid Bekkas – Sidi Bouganga (with Hamid Drake) – Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XVII: Gnawa World Blues (with Hamid Drake)
Hurja Halla – Tuonen Neito – Surma Hiihti
Etienne de la Sayette – Ibidi – Etienne de la Sayette & the Wild Horses Orchestra

Hour 2:
Jyotsna Srikanth – Manasa Sancharare – Carnatic Nomad
Jupiter & Okwess – Orgullo – Ekoya
Fanoos Ensemble – Watan (Homeland) (feat. Ahmad Fanoos, Mehran Fanoos, Elham Fanoos & Sohail Karimi) – Echoes of Afghanistan (feat. Mehran Fanoos, Elham Fanoos, Ahmad Fanoos & Sohail Karimi)
L Shankar – Dancing Beauty (feat. Abhijit Banerjee) – Full Moon
ODUCHU – Dugay Guys – Nostalgia
Hard Proof – Trash Talk – Code Noir
Freh Khodja – Ken Andi Habib – Ken Andi Habib
Sababa 5 – Nadir – Nadir
Zor – Байсын шулуун (Let’s be straight.) – Suuha-Hur
Balkan Taksim – Felinar – Acide Balkanique
Luiza – OXALÁ – Fantastik
Meklit – Ambassel – A Piece of Infinity
Ària Lua – Linda – Reconec
Divanhana – Rijekama – Radio Sevdah
Habib Koité, Aly Keita & Lamine Cissokho – Contrevent (feat. Mama Koné) [Live] – Mandé Sila Live @ Levon Helm Studios

Best World Music of 2025 Part 1 (#1410)Best World Music of 2025 Part 1 (#1410)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Sauljaljui – vaivaik (Searching for My Path) – VAIVAIK
Assu – Albbas / Lynx – Luohteniegut
Amira Kheir – Rabie Aljamal (Spring of Wonder) – Black Diamonds
Trio Da Kali – Nana Triban – Bagola
Grecia Albán – TODO PASA – NUBES SELVA
Jan Kadereit & Gamelan Salukat – Áshira – Sun and Fire – ÁSHIRA
Raúl Paz – Otra Vez – Guajiro Chic
Guitari Baro – Kolonkan – Guitari Baro
Alune Wade – Same Fufu – New African Orleans
Mahotella Queens – Uyeke Amanga – Buya Buya
Noura Mint Seymali – Ch’tib (Naha) – Yenbett
Loko Gasy – Vonjeo – Mifankatiava
Cumbia Chicharra – Lunática – Quinto Mundo
Bonbon Vodou – Gourmandises amoureuses – Épopée Métèque

Hour 2:
Värttinä – Traavalehevoi – Kyly
Tribeqa – Dembele – Sumu
Habib Koité, Aly Keita & Lamine Cissokho – Benkan (feat. Mama Koné) [Live] – Mandé Sila Live @ Levon Helm Studios
SENDUKI – Zingaròta (feat. Ettore Castagna, Peppe Costa, Mimmo Morello, Elisa Surace & Carmine Torchia) – Stranìa
Nusantara Beat – Tamat – Nusantara Beat
Anna Sato & Toshiyuki Sasaki – Santoyorojima – LIFE GOES ON
Awa Khiwe – NgeMbombela (with Mokoomba) – African Women Arise
Kin’Gongolo Kiniata – Fina Fina – Kiniata
Vaudou Game – Ça ira – FINTOU
Afrodream – Bamako – Guiss Guiss
Antibalas – La Ceiba (excerpt) – Hourglass
Aïta Mon Amour – Hajti fi grini – Abda
The Arab Blues – Maghroud (excerpt) – Saba
KANKOU – Blanko (feat. Sefoudi Kouyate) – N’Darila

The Best New Global Music (#1403)The Best New Global Music (#1403)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
‘o Rom – Branko e la guerra (feat. Carolina Franco) – Radio Rom
Guitari Baro – Kolonkan – Guitari Baro
Burhan Öçal & Jamaaladeen Tacuma – Kısmet (feat. The Trakya All Stars) – Kısmet (feat. The Trakya All Stars) – Single
Pekko Käppi & K:H:H:L – Kaksi kynttilää (Two Candles) – Oli kerran ryytimaassa… (Once upon a time there was a village…)
Afrodream – Ma mère – Guiss Guiss
Amira Kheir – Rabie Aljamal (Spring of Wonder) – Black Diamonds
Meklit – Ambassel – A Piece of Infinity
Loko Gasy – Anjara – Mifankatiava
Zhenya Wind – Kolyadka – The Earth Is Moving
Meral Polat – Çenek – Meydan
L’Antidote – Dates, Figs and Nuts (feat. Bijan Chemirani, Redi Hasa & Rami Khalife) – L’Antidote (feat. Bijan Chemirani, Redi Hasa & Rami Khalife)
Tania Saleh – Hashara – Fragile
Kiala & Afroblaster – Mokili – One Race (Tribute To Hilaire Penda)

Hour 2:
Cheikh Lô – Baba Moussa BP 120 – Maame
Doudou Nganga – Congo Kinshasa – Tokororo
Saha Gnawa – Baba Mimoun (feat. Gilad Hekselman) – Saha Gnawa
Ravi Kulur & Barry Phillips – Raghu – Breath & Bow
Sharif & the Nomads – Ghasedak – Persian Jazz Rock
Melodic Intersect – Calcutta Funk (feat. Enayet Hossain, Hidayat Khan & Greg Hatza) – Beyond Borders (feat. Enayet Hossain, Greg Hatza & Hidayat Khan)
Sonny Singh & Qais Essar – Pavan Guru – Sangat
RAIA – Dakar Bamako – Uádi
Davide Ambrogio – III Sordi – Mater Nullius
Bill Brennan & Andy McNeill – Three Paths – Dreaming in Gamelan
Divanhana – Rijekama – Radio Sevdah
Lívia Mattos – História de uma Cabeça – Verve
Murmurosi – Liuli – Svitanok (Ukrainian Folk Reinvented)
Putumayo & Boogát – E.P.N.S.L.S. – Latin Chill by Putumayo
Le Vent du Nord – Le Pari de Jeanne – Voisinages

Top 15 World Music Albums, August 2025Top 15 World Music Albums, August 2025

(Artist – Album – Label)
1. Mandé Sila Featuring Habib Koite, Aly Keïta & Lamine Cissokho – Mandé Sila Live @ Levon Helm – Contre Jour
2. Yasak Helva – Atamba – Gülbaba Records
3. Kanazoé Orkestra – Balabeatz – Antipodes Music
4. Peyoti for President – Your Comfort Zone – Sordid Soup records
5. Mahotella Queens – Buya Buya: Come Back – Umsakazo Records
6. Mandé Sila – Live @ Levon Helm – Contre-Jour
7. Africa Express – Africa Express Presents…Bahidorá – World Circuit Records
8. Igor Božanić – Žega – POP Depression
9. Adrian Raso & Fanfare Ciocarlia – The Devil Rides Again – Asphalt Tango Records
10. Desiré Francois & Cassiya – Back in the Days – Desiré Francois Production
11. Les Collectif Tango Negro Ensemble – Tribute to Juan Carlos Caceres – Felmay
12. Alune Wade · New African Orleans · Enja / Yellowbird
13. Haris Pilton & The Balkan Voodoo Orchestra – Soon in Your Village – Asphalt Tango Records
14. Maëla Raoult – The Hen House – Azkaban Records
15. Althea SullyCole – Due West – Chaco World Music

Top 15 World Music Albums, July 2025Top 15 World Music Albums, July 2025

Mahotella Queens – Buya Buya: Come Back – Umsakazo Records
V. A. – Roots Rocking Zimbabwe – The Modern Sound of Harare’ Townships 1975-1980 – Analog Africa
Kadialy Kouyate – Toña – ARC Music
Majid Bekkas, Nguyên Lê, Hamid Drake · Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XVII: Gnawa World Blues · ACT Music
Adrian Raso & Fanfare Ciocarlia – The Devil Rides Again – Asphalt Tango Records
V. A. – Afro-Portuguesa by Putumayo – Putumayo
Alune Wade · New African Orleans · Enja / Yellowbird
Kanazoé Orkestra – Balabeatz – Kanazoé Orkestra
Peyoti for President – Your Comfort Zone – Sordid Soup records
Maëla Raoult – The Hen House – Azkaban Records
Haris Pilton & The Balkan Voodoo Orchestra – Soon in Your Village – Asphalt Tango Records
Mandé Sila Featuring Habib Koite, Aly Keïta & Lamine Cissokho – Mandé Sila Live @ Levon Helm – Contre Jour
Zar Electrik – Koyo – Jarring Effects / Lamastrock
Puman – Spring – Sea of Wood Records
Igor Božanić – Žega – POP Depression

Top 15 World Music Albums, June 2025Top 15 World Music Albums, June 2025

Adrian Raso & Fanfare Ciocarlia – The Devil Rides Again – Asphalt Tango Records
Selcuk Suna – The Space Between – Lulaworld Records
Zingarua – Serotonin – Maninalto!
Pambele – Damelo – Believe Digital
Alune Wade – New African Orleans – Enja
Ozan Ata Canani – Die Demokratie – Fun In The Church / Bertus
Femi Kuti – Journey Through Life – Partisan Records
The Knocks & Sofi Tukker – butter – Sofi Tukker
Dunja Knebl & Roko Margeta – Fauna – Geenger Records
Jonni Wind – The Earth Is Moving – Jonni Wind
Hekate – Evigheten forestår – Helio
Francis Bebey – Trésor Magnétique – Africa Seven
Eishan Ensemble – Northern Rhapsody – ACEL Production
Dani Jané – Vida – Segell Microscopi
Ouzo Bazooka – Kapaim – Batov Records

Top 10 World Music Albums, May 2025 (#1381)Top 10 World Music Albums, May 2025 (#1381)

Hour 1 (rank – artist – song – album):
#10 Raúl Paz – Otra Vez – Guajiro Chic
#9 Kin’Gongolo Kiniata – Elengi Ya Ko Vivre – Kiniata
#8 Mandeng Groove – Manssani Cisse (ft. Fatou Kalissa & Ba Cissoko – Conakry
#7 Thanos Stavridis & Drom – Sirto – fygame
#6 Red Baraat – Gaadi of Truth (feat. Stewart Copeland) – Bhangra Rangeela
#5 Efrén López, Ciro Montanari & Jordi Prats – Ghateye Dad O Bidad – MEL
#4 Fanfare Ciocărlia & Adrian Raso – Transylvania Twist – The Devil Rides Again
#3 Värttinä – Traavalehevoi – Kyly
#2 Alune Wade – Voodoo Child – New African Orleans
#1 Francis Bebey – Chant D’Amour Pygmee – Trésor Magnétique
Eparapo – From London to Lagos (feat. Dele Sosimi) – From London To Lagos (Remixes) [feat. Dele Sosimi] – EP
La Banda Chuska – Bailando con mi Oscuridad – Basic Bichos
Ammar 808 – Eddayem Allah [ft. Brahim Riahi] – Club Tounsi

Hour 2:
Les Abranis – Ikhaq Wul – Album No 1 (Id Ed Was)
Peyoti for President – You are the Revolution – You are the Revolution – Single
Ària Lua – Linda – Reconec
Päivi Hirvonen – Metsän Tyttö – Maa palaa
Warsaw Afrobeat Orchestra – Skucha – Nagana – EP
Hajda Banda – Od cymbalistów (feat. Jędrzej Weber & Iwona Pawlak) – Niepraudzivaya
Oktopus – Kolomeyka – Brahms, Balkans & Bagels
Elana Sasson – Laya Laya – In Between
Jan Kadereit & Gamelan Salukat – Áshira – Sun and Fire – ÁSHIRA
L’Attirail – Yaar Sam – Chers Revenants (Inédits 2010 – 2022)
Contrabandeando – Imagina (feat. Jorge Perez) – El Maleficio de Micaela – EP
Richa Sharma & Sukhwinder Singh – Ni Main Samajh Gayi – Taal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Tamala – Tolof Tolof – Lumba
Vesevo – Cioparella – Tien’ a Ment’
Afrodream – Bamako – BAMAKO – Single

Top 15 World Music Albums, May 2025Top 15 World Music Albums, May 2025

Francis Bebey – Trésor Magnétique – Africa Seven
Alune Wade – New African Orleans – Enja
Värttinä – Kyly – Rocadillo Records
Adrian Raso & Fanfare Ciocarlia – The Devil Rides Again – Asphalt Tango Records
Efrén López, Ciro Montanari & Jordi Prats – MEL – Worlds Within Worlds
Red Baraat – Bhangra Rangeela – Sinj Records
Thanos Stavridis & Drom – fygame – Thanos Stavridis & Drom
Mandeng Groove – Conakry – Mandeng Groove
Kin’Gongolo Kiniata – Kiniata – Hélico
Raul Paz – Guajiro Chic – Coloma Production
Vesevo – Tien’ a ment’ – Liburia Records
Oktopus – Brahms, Balkans & Bagels – Oktopus
Warsaw Afrobeat Orchestra – Nagana – Soliton
Päivi Hirvonen – Maa Palaa – Nordic Notes / CPL-Musicgroup
Elana Sasson – In Between – PKMusik

Top 10 World Music Albums, April (#1377)Top 10 World Music Albums, April (#1377)

Hour 1 (chart # – artist – song – album):
#10 – Päivi Hirvonen – Humala – Maa Palaa
#9 – Kin’Gongolo Kiniata – Fina Fina – Kiniata
#8 – Kankou Kouyaté – Gnanadje – N’Darila
#7 – Luis Giménez Amorós – Samba da Roda – Bahia-Levant
#6 – Nidia Góngora – Mi Sabalo – Pacífico Maravilla
#5 – Awa Khiwe – NgeMbombela (feat. Mokoomba) – African Women Arise
#4 – Raúl Paz – Tranquilo – Guajiro Chic
#3 – Zar Electrik – Bala dima – Koyo
#2 – Thanos Stavridis & Drom – Patrounino – fygame
#1 – Alune Wade – Same Fufu – New African Orleans
Wendo Kolosoy – Soko Oyoki Victoria – Botyiaki Ntembe
Miriam Makeba – Live Humble – Milele
Manou Gallo – Nayouwy – Dida
Rodrigo Leão – O Rapaz da Montanha – O Rapaz da Montanha – Single

Hour 2:
Umnachter Project – Elegie der Irrwische – Schall und Rauch
Kazdoura – Al Ain – Ghoyoum: Syrian & Lebanese Psychedelia
MC Yogi – Ganesh Is Fresh (feat. Jai Uttal) – Elephant Power
Alsarah & The Nubatones – Soundani – Seasons of the Road
Radio Tarifa – Temporal – Temporal
Fa – Agbeto – Defi
Shahab Tolouie Trio – Zaryab II – Oxymoron
Luis Giménez Amorós – Berimbau Levant (marcha mora) – Bahía Levant
Aziz Sahmaoui – Kahina – Aziz Sahmaoui & University of Gnawa
Etienne de la Sayette – Ibidi – Etienne de la Sayette & the Wild Horses Orchestra
Dobet Gnahoré – Atho – Ano Neko
Elana Sasson – Ay Ke Buena – In Between
Michael Spiro/Michael Williams – Hangaiwa – BataMbira

Top 10 World Music Albums March (#1372)Top 10 World Music Albums March (#1372)

Hour 1 (rank – artist – song – album):
#10 – Songhoy Blues – Boroterey – Héritage
#9 – Salin – Si Chomphu – Rammana
#8 – Kasiva Mutua – Korosho Na Pipi (feat. Brian Sigu) – Desturi
#7 – Omiri – Ó Ti Ó Tirititi (feat. Chula d’Águeda & Beatriz Melo) – Modas Novas E Algumas Velhas
#6 – De Mar Y Rio – Bailen y Gocen – Bailen y Gocen
#5 – Aïta Mon Amour – Hajti Fi Grini – Abda
#4 – Rastak – Halo Halo – Tales of Earth and Sun
#3 – Sauljaljui – Dipin Kari Tang (feat. Taiwu Children’s Ancient Ballads Troupe) – VAIVAIK
#2 – Fågel Roc – Mannen På Berget (Diyarbakır – Stockholm) [Full Band Version] – Roc Guitar Refurbed Replayed Remixed
#1 – Kankou Kouyate – Blanko (feat. Sefoudi Kouyate) – N’Darila
Benin International Musical – Abobo – Positive Vodoun
Alsarah & The Nubatones – Habibi – Seasons of the Road
Arat Kilo – Eternity – Danama

Hour 2:
Putumayo & Savana Funk – Boubacar – Lounge du Monde by Putumayo
Rita Donte – Paseo de las Misiones – Ritual
Luiza – OXALÁ – Fantastik
Adedeji – Oruku (excerpt) – Yoruba Odyssey
Collado – Sácame a Bailar (feat. Bewis de la Rosa & Depedro) – Si Vas al Baile
Joel Veena – Reminder (feat. Jasdeep Singh) – Cardinal
Anupam Shobhakar – La Danse du Boneur – Liquid Reality
Aurélie Charneux, Simon Leleux & Nicolas Puma – Température idéale (feat. Quatuor Prisma) – Cinquième Saison
Ablaye Cissoko & Cyrille Brotto – Ni Foutinta – Djiyo
Damily & Tiliara Tsapiky Band – Tindrianay ze malemy – Fihisa
Trio Da Kali – Nana Triban – Bagola
DIVA Ethno Future Sound – Utatăp-utatăp – Şăltăr Vitĕr Şol Korănat
Şatellites – Yok Yok – Aylar